02766cam a22003498i 4500 486857 486857 19290258 US-DLC 20171017073748.0 160913s2017 mau 000 0 eng c 2016041350 9781633692541 (pbk.) MH/DLC eng MH rda pcc Alfaisal Main Library HD38.2 .D783 2017 Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005. What makes an effective executive / Peter F. Drucker. 2017 1701 Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2017] 48 pages cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Harvard business review classics An effective executive does not need to be a leader in the typical sense of the word. Peter Drucker, the author of more than two dozen Harvard Business Review articles, wrote that some of the best business and nonprofit CEOs he worked with over his 65-year consulting career were not stereotypical leaders. They ranged from extroverted to nearly reclusive, from easygoing to controlling, from generous to parsimonious. What made them all effective is that they followed the same eight practices: They asked, "What needs to be done?" and "What is right for the enterprise?" They developed action plans. They took responsibility for decisions and for communicating. They were focused on opportunities rather than problems. They ran productive meetings. And they thought and said "we" rather than "I." The first two practices provided them with the knowledge they needed. The next four helped them convert this knowledge into effective action, for knowledge is useless to executives until it has been translated into deeds. The last two ensured that the whole organization felt responsible and accountable. Effective executives know that they have authority only because they have the trust of the organization. This means they must think of the needs and opportunities of the organization before they think of their own. Drucker also suggests a ninth practice that's so important, he elevates it to the level of a rule: Listen first, speak last. Effectiveness is a discipline. And, like every discipline, it can be learned and must be earned.-- Executive ability. Leadership. local 4 Print books. Harvard business review classics. lcc BOOKS 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2017-10-17 0 HD38.2 .D783 2017 AU00000000010433 2017-10-17 00:00:00 75.00 2017-10-17 BOOKS